Yesterday's trip off the Mountain

 Headed down to the high desert yesterday looking for wildflowers.  Where we were I really didn't see any.  We stopped at a local lake in Hesparia for a walk and to photograph the pelicans.  It is mating season for the pelicans in March and April and they build their nests in this area.  You can see that when mating season arrives, the bump on their beak is prevalent.  

A really beautiful day yesterday at the lake.  The dome structure is described in this paragraph I found on google.  I think it's such a beautiful piece of art.  

The lake is small and usually a lot of people are fishing on the weekends so we only go during the week.  It's about 30 minutes from the house and a beautiful ride through the high desert to get there.  

 

HESPERIA LAKE RUMI DOME

The Rumi Dome at Hesperia Lake was built as part of a Museum and Nature Center project planned by the City of Hesperia in the mid-1990s. While the plans ultimately shifted, the Rumi Dome still stands 20 years later. Larger than the Rumi Dome at CalEarth, this dome features two entrances and multiple rows of colored glazed bricks in beautiful symmetrical designs. While CalEarth now focuses exclusively on SuperAdobe building designs and technology, Nader Khalili spent many years studying traditional adobe and earth architecture to fully understand its benefits and capabilities. Khalili would call his structures "tangible poetry" and always shared his fascination with the universal elements of earth, water, air, and fire and how these elements combined could create beautiful and inspirational forms. 

Some houses on the road above the lake.